#OTD January 19, 1920

The U.S. Senate votes against joining the League of Nations, a case study in rejecting collective security and then acting surprised when instability spreads.

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The #TreatyOfVersailles came into force on #ThisDayInHistory in 1920, officially ending #WorldWarI for many of its combatants, though not all. The #OttomanEmpire had to sign separate, humiliating treaties, and the US signed separate treaties to avoid joining the #LeagueOfNations.
Jeffrey Sachs Briefs UN on US Aggression in Venezuela
https://consortiumnews.com/2026/01/05/jeffrey-sachs-briefs-un-on-us-aggression-in-venezuela/
The author advises the Security Council to fulfill its responsibilities by immediately affirming a series of actions in response to the U.S. attacks on Venezuela. The following remarks, as prepared for presentation, were made by Jeffrey D. Sachs, president of…
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Jeffrey Sachs Briefs UN on US Aggression in Venezuela

The author advises the Security Council to fulfill its responsibilities by immediately affirming a series of actions in response to the U.S. attacks on Venezuela. The following remarks, as prepared for presentation, were made by Jeffrey D. Sachs, president of the U.N. Sustainable Development

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The Great Withdrawal
Following its investigation into the Mukden Incident and subsequent Japanese occupation of northeast China, the League of Nations demands that Japan withdraw its troops and return the territory they've seized. Japan responds by withdrawing from the League of Nations.
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2025/10/16/the-great-withdrawal/
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The Making of Manchukuo
Three years after the assassination of Zhang Zuolin and attempted framing of the KMT, a group of higher-ranking officers within the Kwantung Army staged another false flag attack, which resulted in their conquest of northeast China and the establishment of the p
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2025/10/09/the-making-of-manchukuo/
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NEU: #WerkstattGeschichte 92 »prekäres wissenschaften«!
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Wie sich akademische Machtverhältnisse & #Patronage im frühen 20. Jh. in einem universitätsnahen internationalen Arbeitsumfeld auswirkten und selbst beim #Völkerbund klare Regeln für Stellenbesetzungen aushebelten, zeigt Jonathan Voges am Beispiel eines Instituts in Paris:
https://werkstattgeschichte.de/abstracts/nr-92-jonathan-voges

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